Robert Treat Paine Papers, Volume 3
I have receivd yours of may 11th. & 141 & am Glad to hear you think of home. I hope youll See home before Long. It will be a Joyfull Sight to me. The List of parsons that you Sent Came in good time though I hant wanted for Brother has assisted me. I have received 816 of one Coll. of Swansey & gave up his note for he was moving up Country that I did before I received your Last Letter. I hope I have not done a miss. You wanted to know if we had Courts. I thought the docter wrote you about it. We had a kind of a Court in march. They Set at Mr. Crockers. Their was a Crew gather’d about the Court house with their Sticks & Clubs & declared they Should not Set. The Court went out but the Sticks & Clubs flew so that they return:d to Mr. Crockers & did their business. I was affraid their would have been murder done the white wighs flew merryly. Tis thought that June Court will be a Journed. Mr. Paddleford is returnd to Taunton & does business in Leonard office.
I wrote you the 8th. May which I hope you have receivd before this time. Our family are well at present. Charles is a fine boy. I have Some thoughts of Sending him to philada. that you might see what a fine boy he is. Taunton are determin’d that world Should know they Sombody this year & have Chose Coll. Leonard & majr. Godfrey to Represent them in Generall Court & norton has Choes the market woman husband2 for theirs a Sweet figure they cut. We have had one of our dreadfull trainings to day & my head is almost drum’d of So I bid you a good night. I am your every mindfull & affectinate,
your Effects are all safe I believe the Maps I am sure are.
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Noah Woodward (1737–1835) represented the town of Norton in the session of the House of Representatives that began on May 29. He was re-elected the following year (Journals of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, 52, pt. 1:5; 53, pt .1:4).